Coach calls up 26 players for centralised training ahead of Syria, China friendlies
KUALA LUMPUR: National football team head coach Kim Pan Gon has called up 26 players for the Harimau Malaya centralised training camp at Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya to prepare for the two Tier 1 international friendlies against Syria (Sept 6) and China (Sept 9) in Chengdu, China. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said Pan […]
Kuching City FC aims for quarter-finals in upcoming Malaysia Cup bout
KUCHING: Kuching City FC have set their sights to reach the quarter-finals of the upcoming Malaysia Cup 2022. Head coach Irfan Bakti Abu Salim said his team will give their best to qualify for the quarter-finals despite having the odds against them. “I believe all of the teams, including ours, have equal chances when it […]
Park staff attend upskilling training
MIRI: The Totally Protected Area (TPA) Management Division of Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) recently conducted the Upskilling Training on Work Environment and Facilities Inspections for TPAs in Sarawak Series 1. The training held at Niah National Park from Sept 5 to 9 involved 30 park staff consisting of park wardens and rangers from 16 TPAs […]
DTTAS to hold education fair
SIBU: Another education fair will be held by the Dayak Think Tank Association Sarawak (DTTAS) to give school leavers in the rural area information on education, training and education funds. It will be held on Sept 16-17 at Sibu Jaya Community Hall, from 9am until 5pm. Secretary of Sibu DTTAS Education Fair Malvina Albert Klinsing […]
Two mental aid training events held
KUCHING: The Mental Health Association of Sarawak (MHAS) has successfully launched two standard ‘Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training programmes. These are done with the goal of equipping a first aider with the knowledge to provide early intervention to a person experiencing mental health problems. According to a press release issued by MHAS yesterday, the […]
Journalist stresses need for training and re-training
KUCHING: Deputy president of Kuching Division Journalists Association, Jacqueline David, stressed the need for Sarawak journalists to be trained and re-trained for the changes brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. “The acquisition of new knowledge is most critical for fellow journalists. Gone are the days when reporters were merely covering cutting of ribbons, lucky […]
In the thick of the action
By Umie Syazwanie Mohd KUCHING: Medical and nursing students who had to undergo their practical at selected hospitals during this Covid-19 pandemic are left with little or no choice but to soldier on as medical and health frontliners. Together with the ever-dedicated teams of serving nurses and doctors at their respective stations, they had to […]
Postponement of SEA Games blessing in disguise for sprint king Haiqal
KUALA LUMPUR: National sprint king Muhammad Haiqal Hanafi is of the view that the postponement of the 31st SEA Games is a positive development from a personal perspective as it gives him more time to record better performances in training. Muhammad Haiqal, 22, said to defend his SEA Games crown in the 100-metres, he hopes […]
SayD’Signers Batch Three undergoing second year training
KUCHING: Batch Three of the SayD’Signers programme are now undergoing their second year of training in furniture design at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia. Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) recruited six fresh graduates from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) for the batch. In a statement, STIDC said the graduates had gone for industrial attachment […]
Ministry to review courses for disabled
KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development will review the vocational skills courses offered to people with disabilities in the state. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the Samarahan Rehabilitation Centre in Kota Samarahan which provided training to such people was being upgraded. “Managed by the state Social Welfare […]
